Mapping the World
Season 31 Episode 11 - Epidemics: A Long History
8.6 ?
1990
Documentary
A look back at the great epidemics and pandemics of human history and how they spread through the world. The propagation of the Black Death in medieval Europe, the Spanish Flu in the 20th century or indeed Covid-19 today, all indicate how human populations are linked via trade, travel and geography.
Episodes in Season 31
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Episode 1
10 min
2
Episode 2
10 min
3
Train - means of transport of the future
10 min
4
Episode 4
10 min
5
Episode 5
10 min
6
Episode 6
10 min
7
Episode 7
10 min
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Episode 8
10 min
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Episode 9
10 min
10
Episode 10
10 min
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Epidemics: A Long History
10 min
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Episode 12
10 min
13
A World of Forests
10 min
14
Plastic Planet
10 min
15
Islam, Islamism: What geographical spread
10 min
16
The increasing expansion of the Caspian Sea
10 min
17
Episode 17
12 min
18
A History of Immigration in Europe
10 min
19
Putin, Erdogan The watch on the Black Sea
10 min
20
The new Silk Road - Xi Jinpings Monopoly
10 min
21
Greenland - Desire in the eternal ice
10 min
22
China: One Country, Many Facets
10 min
23
Coffee: A Global Beverage
10 min
24
Italy: European Testing Ground
10 min
25
The Electrification of Africa
10 min
26
Portugal: Small Country, Big History
10 min
27
5G: The New Cold War?
10 min
28
Namibia: Twice Colonialised
10 min
29
Climate Change Is Happening Now
10 min
30
Syria: A Decade of War
10 min